Making the poker switch to cash games
There is plenty of discussion on Internet poker forums about the differences between tournament and cash game players. The general consensus is that cash game players are superior.
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Poker slang:
- TO GO - The current betting level, as in "$20 to go" meaning every player must contribute $20 (total) or drop. A $10 raise would then make the pot "$30 to go".
- LAY ODDS - To give favorable odds to an opponent.
- WHITE BLACKBIRD - A hand so astonishingly rare as to be unworthy of the opponents' consideration, e.g., being dealt a pat royal flush in 5-card draw.
- CAP - To cap the betting is to make the last permitted raise in a round.
- FLAT LIMIT - A variant of fixed limit where all bets are the same amount.
- QUARTER - [1] Twenty-five dollars, often symbolized by a green casino chip. [2] To divide half a pot between two tying hands. In split pot games, a player who "ties" another player for their half of the pot is said to be "quartered". One might say "I didn't bet my A-2 because I figured I'd get quartered".
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